06-08-2013 21:48 UTC-7
Just a few minutes after the last post, we witnessed Mike Leah make his exit from the tournament.
We caught the turn, where Leah was all-in for around 8000 against Jeff Aaron. The river came . Leah slowly revealed a busted , and Aaron showed .
"That's a good hand," Leah said in his usual jovial manner, as he exited the tournament. Aaron scooped the pot to bring his stack up to around 18,000.
Player
Chips
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18,000
06-08-2013 21:42 UTC-7
Mike Leah
We caught a strange pot with Mike Leah, who raised to 800 in late position and got 2 callers before the flop.
Flop:
All three players check. The turn comes , and all three players check again. The river comes , and all three players check yet again.
Leah fliped over , and joked "King high," "I didn't see that, I would have bet." Leah ended up dragging the pot, bringing his stack up to around 8000.
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Mike Leah
06-08-2013 21:28 UTC-7
Stacks are starting to crack as we get into level 8. There are now 590 players remaining, and they are dropping fast.
06-08-2013 21:23 UTC-7
We are now on break. Play will resume in 20 minutes starting at level 9.
06-08-2013 21:17 UTC-7
Joe Elpayaa playing event 2
Joe Elpayaa and an opponent were all in preflop when Elpayaa flipped up and his opponent flipped up .
It was a classic race for Elpayaa's stack.
The flop came clean . The turn came clean with the .
The river... also came clean with the and Joe Elpayaa doubled up to 25,000.
Player
Chips
Progress
Joe Elpayaa
25,000
7,500
7,500
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Joe Elpayaa
06-08-2013 20:55 UTC-7
Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein and an opponent were heads up on a flop of with Greenstein checking first. His opponent bet out 2,000 and Greenstein made the call. The turn was the and both players checked. The river brought out the and Greenstein fired out 3,000. His opponent took a minute, grabbed calling chips, and tossed them into the middle.
Greenstein flipped up his for top pair which was good because all his opponent could muster up was pocket sevens. Greenstein is up to 20,200
Player
Chips
Progress
Barry Greenstein
20,200
4,200
4,200
06-08-2013 20:48 UTC-7
We caught a hand with Allen Cunningham, where he 2-bet before the flop to 4,200. His opponent called, making a nearly 12,000 pot.
The flop came , and both players slowly checked down the hand, with the turn and the river.
Cunningham showed , but his opponent showed for a higher 2-pair.
Player
Chips
Progress
allen cunningham
7,400
-14,600
-14,600
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Allen Cunningham